Latest News/Updates from Members

South East Homeless Forum

Available to view are the Homeless Link training brochure for the Autumn plus their briefing on the Q1 2015 statutory homelessness statistics regional breakdown which shows again the pressure housing is under in the South East.

Below there are also details of funding opportunities through the BIG Lottery and a research briefing on youth homelessness courtesy of NHAS.

£20 Million Pound Local Sustainability Fund

Delivered by the Big Lottery Fund on behalf of the Office for Civil Society, the Local Sustainability Fund aims to help medium sized Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSE) organisations to secure a more sustainable way of working by providing funding and support to help them review and transform their operating models.

BIG Lottery Launch £30 Million Scheme: Help Through Crisis – Read more

The scheme aims to improve the prospects of people currently living in crisis or are at risk of crisis as a result of hardship. The initiative will focus on supporting people to overcome barriers to access the services.

Centrepoint commissioned research by Cambridge University to produce an up-to-date estimate of the number of young people aged 16 to 24 experiencing homelessness during the course of a year.

Policy Briefing

3.2 Million Funding to Help Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse – GOV. UK – Read more

The fund will be open to proposals from local partnerships that demonstrate how the needs of victims could be met in innovative ways, working through collaboration and helping to address any gaps in the delivery of services in the short term.